Since 2003, Pinault has been the President of Groupe Artémis, , the parent company of Kering, and owner of the winery Château Latour, the auction house Christie's, and the football team Stade Rennais FC
Groupe Artémis acquired the Palazzo Grassi in Venice in 2005
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"My sincere wish is that the contemporary art center, consisting of Palazzo Grassi and Punta della Dogana, shall remain truly contemporary. "François Pinault
"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The British artist Thomas Houseago attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will open from April 10, 2011 to December 31, 2012.
(Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
Martin Kersels and Thomas Houseago attend THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 2010 Biennial Artist Council Artist's Party at MxCo on February 22, 2010 in New York
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 04: (L-R) Francois Pinault and Artist Thomas Houseago attend the 'Picasso Mania' : Press Preview. Held at Grand Palais on October 4, 2015
"VENICE, ITALY - MAY 31: Artist Thomas Houseago attends the preview of 'Il Mondo Vi Appartiene' at Palazzo Grassi on May 31, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The exhibition of works will run from June 2-December 31, 2011. (Photo by Barbara Zanon/Getty Images)"
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"VENICE, ITALY - APRIL 08: The curator Caroline Bourgeois [with Jeff Koons] attends the press preview of "Elogio del Dubbio" at Punta della Dogana on April 8, 2011 in Venice"
"Artist Thomas Houseago, actor-producer Salma Hayek Pinault, wearing Gucci, Kering Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Francois-Henri Pinault, and guest attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro "
Who else was there?
"Actor Jared Leto (L), wearing Gucci, and Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele, wearing Gucci, attend 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro presented by Gucci at LACMA on November 3, 2018 "
NYT :
"Updates: Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents Released ..
The documents shed new light on the disgraced financier’s relationships with several prominent figures, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ."..
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" Sergey Brin , the co-founder of Google and one of the richest men in the world, visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in St. Thomas, made plans to dine at Mr. Epstein’s home and corresponded with Ghislaine Maxwell "..
"The investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's network reveals the significance of Tim Newcome, his Citrix programmer. This sophisticated setup may have facilitated a remote voyeuristic operation, allowing elite clients to access hidden camera feeds."
FOIA Request for FBI Records on Timothy W. Newcome
"If Timothy W. Newcome — the same man listed as Epstein’s Citrix programmer — was relocated and sanitized in 2013 as part of an FBI or intelligence placement, then the most logical conclusion is this: thestealingofemily.co.uk/2025/08/08/foi…
"Starlink (operated by SpaceX)& Palantir Technologies are two prominent tech companies with growing intersections in the defense and national security sectors, particularly through collaborative efforts, shared ecosystems, and overlapping military applications as of Jan. 2026."
Palantir & Anduril announced a strategic partnership in Dec. 2024 to accelerate AI capabilities for national security, including integrating Palantir's AI Platform with Anduril's Lattice autonomous software for edge-to-cloud data flow in military ops.
Grok : "OpenAI's Sora (now in its Sora 2 iteration as of late 2025) is indeed pushing us toward a future where the boundaries between imagination and reality are blurring in profound ways..
Harvard Kennedy School , Institute of Politics
Spring 1996 :
" Edwina Rogers is a partner in the Washington law firm of Raffaelli, Spees, Springer & Smith." iop.harvard.edu/fellows/edwina…
Mother Jones, 1997
" Terry McAuliffe gathered a dozen or so friends and family members at the Hay-Adams Hotel.. Pres. Bill Clinton had crossed the street from the White House and then lingered to eat, drink, & sing tunes from “Hello, Dolly!”.. Al Gore..motherjones.com/politics/1997/…
" Poet Anderson: The Dream Walker,directed by Tom DeLonge, Edgar Martins, and Sergio Martins. The film focuses on the title character Poet, who discovers his guardian angel and destiny inside the Dream World, an alt universe created by humankind's shared unconscious thoughts.